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Sister kinetochore geometry and attachment configurations

Shown are the back-to-back geometry of sister kinetochores during mitosis or meiosis ii and constrained side-by-side kineto- chore geometry during meiosis i important for promoting monopolar attachment of homologs (brown and blue). shown also are possible attachment patterns when sisters separate in meiosis i due to cohesin decay: blue homolog has sisters attached to both poles (so-called meiotic-merotelic attachments [dashed lines]), while brown homolog has monopolar attachments (solid lines).

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